India opens 1st Partition museum 70 years after bloody event
Source: Associated Press By RISHABH R. JAIN AMRITSAR, India (AP) — In the 70 years since India and Pakistan were created from the former British Empire, there has never been […]
A Christian School Official Allegedly Told A Boy To “Turn The Other Cheek” After He Reported He Was Raped
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Mary Ann Georgantopoulos A Tennessee mother and her middle school–aged son are suing the child’s private Christian school claiming officials did not protect the boy from repeated […]
New York gets tougher on community center bomb threats
Source: Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law new penalties for those who make bomb threats against community centers. The Democratic governor […]
Hillary Clinton’s pastor plagiarized portion of new book
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Hillary Clinton’s longtime pastor plagiarized the writings of another minister in a new book scheduled to be released on Tuesday. “Strong for a […]
‘They use money to promote Christianity’: Nepal’s battle for souls
Source: The Guardian Ram Maya Sunar had two miscarriages. Then she had a daughter, who died of pneumonia when she was one. “My second child died from tuberculosis at just […]
In pictures: Pakistan marks Independence Day
Source: BBC News There have been celebrations and ceremonies in Pakistan as it marks the 70th anniversary of its creation as a sovereign state. Image copyrightEPAImage captionThere were fireworks at […]
Saudi Arabia’s missing princes
Source: BBC News By Reda El Mawy BBC World Service Image copyrightHUGH MILESImage captionPrince Sultan bin Turki, pictured centreIn the last two years, three Saudi princes living in Europe have […]
Are childless workers treated unfairly?
Source: BBC News By Maddy Savage 15 August 2017 Janice Chaka had spent her lunch hour organising a surprise cooking class for a close friend who was visiting from out […]
Indian woman ‘boycotted’ over support for Dalit farmer
Source: BBC An Indian woman in the southern state of Telangana says she is being “socially ostracised” because she supported a farmer from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community. Sama Indira, […]
Bush presidents wade into Trump furore over Charlottesville
Source: BBC News Former Presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush have called on the US to “reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms”. They are the […]
Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Two
(Continuation of Glimpses into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times) After 6 years of Primary School and 2 years of Secondary School […]
Video Production competition : Fostering Tolerance in Pakistan
Eqbal Ahmad Centre for Public Education invites 8-minute videos on the theme Fostering Tolerance in Pakistan Videos that explore efforts at bringing change to Pakistan with a focus on ideas, causes, campaigns, individuals and institutions that have been successful and those that have failed, and why. The competition seeks to raise awareness […]
Banned TED Talk: The Science Delusion – Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D. (born 28 June 1942) is a biologist and author of more than 80 scientific papers and ten books. A former Research Fellow of the Royal Society, he […]
The weirdness of water could be the answer | Marcia Barbosa | TEDxCERN
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Just because water covers 70% of the earth’s surface and composes the majority of our […]
Iftikhar Chaudhri – The First Ahmadi Mayor in UK History – MKA Interviews
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES485_nJ7hY | Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association – AMYA The first Ahmadi Mayor ever in the UK gives us his perspective on how Islam Ahmadiyyat inspired his success and how youth can get into politics and make a positive change.
Ghana: Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Alhaj Suleman Anderson urges Muslims to reject intolerance & extremism
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/muslims-urged-to-reject-intolerance-and-extremism-120970 | By Dorothy Frances Ward, GNA Kumasi, Aug 14, GNA – The Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana, Alhaji Ahmad Suleman Anderson, has urged Muslims to reject intolerance and extremism. He reminded them to respect everybody’s freedom of expression and belief, adding that, nobody has the right to bully […]
Ghana: Ahmadiyya Muslim Maulvi Muhammed Bin-Salih stresses for stronger Pan-African movement to unify & uplift Africans
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/stronger-pan-african-movement-vital-for-african-unity.html | SEBASTIAN SYME The Ameer and Missionary in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana, Maulvi Muhammed Bin-Salih, has stressed the need for a stronger Pan-African movement to unify and uplift the people of African descent in the diaspora to keep stronger ties with members in the rest of the […]
N Korea leader ‘briefed’ on Guam plan but opts to wait
Source: BBC News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam but will hold off, state media said. Although prepared for […]
Iran judiciary freezes assets of BBC Persian staff
Source: BBC News By Rana Rahimpour BBC Persian Image captionThe BBC was not notified of the court order, which names 152 individuals The BBC has called on the Iranian authorities […]
Confederate statue pulled down in North Carolina
Source: BBC News A monument to pro-slavery forces is destroyed, in the wake of clashes in Charlottesville. No arrests have been reported in connection with the incident in Durham, North […]